Ruins of the main square, Rheims, France, 1919 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Ruins of the main square, Rheims, France, 1919. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Ruins of the main square, Rheims, France
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Ruins of the main square, Rheims, France, 1919
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In 1919, Reims was a city of ruins after four years of German bombardment along the Western Front. Shelling that began in September 1914 set fires, collapsed roofs, and left much of the old center unusable, and the cathedral, where French kings had long been crowned, was among the landmarks badly damaged. The champagne trade, which had made Reims known far beyond France, had been disrupted by the war, and its cellars and offices were now tied to the work of clearing rubble and reopening businesses. Residents who returned after the armistice of November 1918 faced shortages of housing, water, and rail service, while local officials pressed for rebuilding funds. For people living there, the square stood as evidence of how much of their town the war had taken.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | fletcher, h. a. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--France |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 2,029 px · prints to 18 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Ruins of the main square, Rheims, France |
| Reference | FRANCE Ruins of the main square, Rheims, France 1919 |
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